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nbc's martin fletcher has been covering the story from the start. he's with us tonight from oslo. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. norway's police today said fewer people have been killed than thought, not 93, but 76, with some still missing. that is small relief for a country that can hardly believe what just happened. anders breivik was brought to court this morning, the face of a mass killer. police described him as calm and unaffected. breivik admitted he carried out the killings but claimed he was not guilty. the judge ordered him held in custody for eight weeks, the first four in solitary confinement. an hour earlier, across norway, two minutes of silence for the victims. later, a mass in memory of the victims was canceled at the last minute, too many people came. >> i think we're trying to take the city back to show human energy after such a powerful and vicious act. >> reporter: but then, chilling news. police revealed breivik told them there were two other terror cells. in his 1,500 page manifesto posted on the internet last week, breivik wrote in 2
nbc's martin fletcher has been covering the story from the start. he's with us tonight from oslo. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. norway's police today said fewer people have been killed than thought, not 93, but 76, with some still missing. that is small relief for a country that can hardly believe what just happened. anders breivik was brought to court this morning, the face of a mass killer. police described him as calm and unaffected. breivik admitted he...
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martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed nutritional supplements landed in somalia. the shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. >>> when we come back, the troubled life and far too early death of an olympian we got to know in vancouver. speedy as he was, he couldn't outrun his demons. >>> and later, closing the doors of an american institution after more than 100 years. >>> the games will be ready. the taxis will be ready. and all of the people of london will be ready to welcome the world's finest athletes to
martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of...
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chris. >> thank you so much, martin fletcher. that wraps up this hour of janz a -- jansing and company. thomas roberts is next. our doing clothes and get rolling. let's use some paint that helps us get the job done in record time and makes a statement when we're finished. we're lowering the cost of a new favorite color. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. glidden premium paint has been rated a best buy, and you can only get it at the home depot. riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a smartphone... with an e-trade app. ♪ nobody knows... [ male announcer ] e-trade. investing unleashed. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you h
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martin fletcher is live for us in norway on the phone. martin, let's get to the latest. police are saying first off about this man in custody. what do we know? >> reporter: alex, he's a 32-year-old norwegian, which was a sfriz about all the speculation about islamic interests. interestingly enough he changed his facebook page a week ago and he described himself as christian and conservative. he said his favorite hobby is hunting, and the police suspect that he was the person responsible for the bomb in oslo first. in may he's said to have bought six tons of the materials used in that bombing. then he drove to the island where the summer camp, obviously, was taking place, and opened up on the kids there. that's the direction of the police investigation going at the moment, of course it's at the suspect stage at moment, alex. >> what about the other suspect? this is only relative to the shooting spree at the summer camp and not necessarily relative to helping building a successful car bomb in downtown oslo? >> at the moment that's all speculation, because if somebody helpe
martin fletcher is live for us in norway on the phone. martin, let's get to the latest. police are saying first off about this man in custody. what do we know? >> reporter: alex, he's a 32-year-old norwegian, which was a sfriz about all the speculation about islamic interests. interestingly enough he changed his facebook page a week ago and he described himself as christian and conservative. he said his favorite hobby is hunting, and the police suspect that he was the person responsible...
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nbc's martin fletcher following the latest for us out of london. martin, thanks. >>> al qaeda fighters are in somalia and vowing to keep up as international aide workers out of their country even as the u.n. warns that a worsening famine could kill up to 800,000 children. warning that the images that we are about to show you may be tough to watch. parts of kenya and somalia are an air rid and drought-stricken wasteland. we are joined by the president of the unicef. >> thanks for having me on. >> these images are disturbing. get us up to speed of what is happening there. >> well, 11 million people in need of help and 2.3 million are children and close to 800,000 of those kids are truly at the life-death moment. it is the most horrific famine we have seen in years there, and unbelievable. >> americans are watching this right now, and what can they do? >> lots. first of all, they can donate to organizations like unicef there on the ground that have been on the ground for quite some time and are trying desperately now to replenish what we have there an
nbc's martin fletcher following the latest for us out of london. martin, thanks. >>> al qaeda fighters are in somalia and vowing to keep up as international aide workers out of their country even as the u.n. warns that a worsening famine could kill up to 800,000 children. warning that the images that we are about to show you may be tough to watch. parts of kenya and somalia are an air rid and drought-stricken wasteland. we are joined by the president of the unicef. >> thanks for...
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nbc's martin fletcher is in oslo with information about a man that seems to live in a world of his own. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. while the memorial candles and flowers here at oslo cathedral is a focus of the grief, the police are urging the confessed killer's claim that there are two more terror cells in norway. he's not cooperating and he insists he won't say anything about anything until he gets the food he wants. a picture is emerging of a manipulative cold-hearted killer who planned a massacre and bomb attacks for years. and as breivik told his lawyer, to strengthen himself for his deadly mission he took drugs to keep himself awake and strong. the lawyer explained how breivick could admit to the killing but plead not guilty to murder. >> he believes that he's in a war. he believes when you're in a war you can do things like that without pleading guilty. >> breivik calls his war "a crusade" to stop muslims from emigrating to europe. he sees himself as a hero who struck the first blow in the war for europe's independence. >> he has a view on reality which is
nbc's martin fletcher is in oslo with information about a man that seems to live in a world of his own. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. while the memorial candles and flowers here at oslo cathedral is a focus of the grief, the police are urging the confessed killer's claim that there are two more terror cells in norway. he's not cooperating and he insists he won't say anything about anything until he gets the food he wants. a picture is emerging of a manipulative...
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for the latest, i'm joined by martin fletcher in london. martin, david cameron says that the murdochs will have, and i'm quoting him, questions to answer. so that must mean that they may be dragged back to westminster. is that right? >> well, absolutely. you know, this is the accusations that are still rather published by the two former executives and by the way, they are not just former executi executives, but one was a executive of the firm and one was a top lawyer of the firm, and they say they had given james information when he was in charge of the committee, and so if it is proven that james murdoch was in possession of the information when he told the parliament committee that he had not been in possession of the information, that is serious indeed. much bigger problems to comen than what we have seen already. >> indeed. rupert has returned home to america. >> potentially. >> and it seems that the scandal has followed him because the justice department is actively looking into news corp. as the fbi and which should rupert be more con
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nbc's martin fletcher reports. >> i don't believe this is true. like, very -- >> it's really bizarre. it's scarey. >> it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, a massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. debris over half a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we saw injured people being carried out of the building. >> one of the people was basically shocked. people were confused. people were asked what happened. how could this happen. they weren't really aware of what to do or where to go. >> police suspect a car bomb and with fear of more bombs police warned people leave the city center or stay at home. two hours later another attack on an island an hour away. a man dressed as a policeman approached a crowd of youths attending a summer camp. he pulled out an automatic weapon and sprayed them with bullets. children jumped off the rocks to swim for their lives. an eyewitness said she shot some of them,
nbc's martin fletcher reports. >> i don't believe this is true. like, very -- >> it's really bizarre. it's scarey. >> it's the worst attack on norway since world war ii. 3:30 in the heart of the capital, a massive bomb blast outside the prime minister's office. debris over half a mile away. across the street, the oil ministry was in flames. >> buildings were on fire. it was complete chaos in the streets. we saw injured people being carried out of the building. >>...
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martin fletcher is live in oslo. >> reporter: hello. the u.s. connection is a strange one. it turns out that the man who confessed to the killing has a problem getting the ammunition to carry out the massacre on the island. in norway the most you can buy -- in the united states by mail order. he simply ordered through the mail from the united states ten ammunition groups, 30 rounds each. cost $550. got it through the mail. that is the ammunition that he used. of course, the question here is why is that kind of ammunition so easily available in the united states. why is it so easy to export it here to norway. he could have bought the same ammunition in sweden but it's much more expensive. in the united states easier to get and cheaper. that's the ammunition used by the killer here. >> martin fletcher, thank you. >>> police in new hampshire are on a desperate search for any sign of a missing 11-year-old. the girl was last seen monday night at her home. police say there's no indication she ran away. there's no sign of a struggle. michelle, what happened? >> reporter: well, tha
martin fletcher is live in oslo. >> reporter: hello. the u.s. connection is a strange one. it turns out that the man who confessed to the killing has a problem getting the ammunition to carry out the massacre on the island. in norway the most you can buy -- in the united states by mail order. he simply ordered through the mail from the united states ten ammunition groups, 30 rounds each. cost $550. got it through the mail. that is the ammunition that he used. of course, the question here...
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you can see a full report from nbc's martin fletcher on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> president obama today spoke out about the haunting images and heart breaking stories we have been bringing you every day this week from somalia and other nations in east africa. millions of people are at risk of starving to death in the midst of famine. and the president today said the crisis has not gotten the attention that it should here in the u.s. we intend to keep covering the story. tonight, more on the children caught in a situation so dire, many are being abandoned. nbc's rohit kachroo has been covering the story for weeks and has our report. >> reporter: it is the children of east africa suffering most during this famine. and though it might not seem it, these are the lucky ones, with their families, they made it to the hospital for help. for those who don't, their fate is often far worse. that was almost the case with this 1-month-old, but when he was 4 days old, he was abandoned by the side of a dusty road near dadaab. his mother likely died from hunger along the way. but he was fou
you can see a full report from nbc's martin fletcher on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> president obama today spoke out about the haunting images and heart breaking stories we have been bringing you every day this week from somalia and other nations in east africa. millions of people are at risk of starving to death in the midst of famine. and the president today said the crisis has not gotten the attention that it should here in the u.s. we intend to keep covering the story....
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martin fletcher, thank you for that. we'll get more from martin later. let's go now to washington. it's big news inside the beltway today. the latest debt deal broke down last night, but in just less than two hours now, lawmakers are iffing to be back at the white house to restart negotiations. the talks fell apart last night when john boehner walked away from the table blaming the white house for the failure. well, the president pointeded a finger at the gop. the two appeared at back to back news conferences. >> it is hard to understand why speaker boehner would walk away from this kind of deal if it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue. the sdmroo the white house moved the goal post. there was an agreement with the white house and $800 billion in re new. it's the president who walked away from his agreement and demanded more money at the last minute. >> well, joining me now nbc white house correspondent mike vicara. good morning to you, mike. what is the big sticking point here? how did things go wrong so fast, or is that only our perception of
martin fletcher, thank you for that. we'll get more from martin later. let's go now to washington. it's big news inside the beltway today. the latest debt deal broke down last night, but in just less than two hours now, lawmakers are iffing to be back at the white house to restart negotiations. the talks fell apart last night when john boehner walked away from the table blaming the white house for the failure. well, the president pointeded a finger at the gop. the two appeared at back to back...
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>> thank you very much, martin fletcher from oslo. well, americans are expressing their support for norway. on saturday mourners created a makeshift memorial in washington, d.c., where people left flowers, flags, candles, and cards by a statue in front of the norwegian embassy. president obama has also offered his condolences to the people of norway. and for the latest on the massacre in that country including new details about the suspect in custody, you can all log on to our website at msnbc.com. >>> friends, fans, and the music industry are mourning the death of grammy award-winning singer amy winehouse. she was just 27 years old. winehouse shot to fame with her "back to black" album and was known for both her incredible talent and her troubles. the star very publicly battled addiction to alcohol and drugs, leading some to speculate about the cause of her death. nbc's tazeen ahmad joins us from london with the latest. and tazeen, with another good morning to you, i know the singer's own mother had said that she wasn't well. what do
>> thank you very much, martin fletcher from oslo. well, americans are expressing their support for norway. on saturday mourners created a makeshift memorial in washington, d.c., where people left flowers, flags, candles, and cards by a statue in front of the norwegian embassy. president obama has also offered his condolences to the people of norway. and for the latest on the massacre in that country including new details about the suspect in custody, you can all log on to our website at...
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martin fletcher live in oslo. thanks. he'll continue to follow this through the day. >>> head now to the white house where debt ceiling talks collapsed last night. now both sides are blaming each other. mike at the white house with what it all means. >> reporter: it was a public collapse. it would have been private, tense, but productive negotiations. last night house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on the so-called grand bargain, some $4 trillion in savings over ten years. the aftermath, after this burst out into the open, the president accused the speaker of not returning phone calls and the speaker accused the president of moving goalposts on the last minute. can anything be salvaged from the wreckage of these negotiations? the president has called all the major players back to the white house for a late morning meeting here at the white house, a rare saturday meeting, to try to pick up the pieces. >> on hot white house lawn, mike, thanks. we'll continue with the oppressive heat wave gripping mike and much of the
martin fletcher live in oslo. thanks. he'll continue to follow this through the day. >>> head now to the white house where debt ceiling talks collapsed last night. now both sides are blaming each other. mike at the white house with what it all means. >> reporter: it was a public collapse. it would have been private, tense, but productive negotiations. last night house speaker john boehner pulled the plug on the so-called grand bargain, some $4 trillion in savings over ten years....
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nbc's martin fletcher is live for us in oslo. martin, why did it take so long for the police to get there? >> reporter: well, that's what everybody here wants to know, alex. it's a bit of a disaster. as you can imagine, there were 550 kids on the island, which is right here, the island behind me. so many of them would have immediately used their cell phones to call for help. and they did. so when the police got the call, it took them at least 20 minutes to get into the area. and the reason was they said they couldn't find a helicopter in the capital, oslo, to fly here. so the s.w.a.t. team arrived late. and then when they did get here, they couldn't find a boat to take them to the island. so it took them that extra time again. so 90 minutes after the first calls were received and after the shooting began, that's when the police finally made it to the island. and of course the question is how many lives could have been saved if they'd been able to act more quickly. it's a bit early, by the way, for those questions to be actually d
nbc's martin fletcher is live for us in oslo. martin, why did it take so long for the police to get there? >> reporter: well, that's what everybody here wants to know, alex. it's a bit of a disaster. as you can imagine, there were 550 kids on the island, which is right here, the island behind me. so many of them would have immediately used their cell phones to call for help. and they did. so when the police got the call, it took them at least 20 minutes to get into the area. and the...
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we're going live to oslo and nbc's martin fletcher. a 1500-page manifesto that has emerged. what's the latest coming from the police? >> reporter: well, the police, alex, had an operation in eastern oslo this morning where they detained a few people and searched an apartment, the suspicion there were more accomplices with the killer. they -- it turned out they were all released, no connection, no explosives. this morning the king and queen of norway and government leaders attended a memorial for the 93 victims. the man who did it did it because he wanted to change norwegian society. norway's in mourning, trying to understand. photos of the youth camp taken before the shooting at the prime minister said a paradise island that turned into hell. desperate survivors pulled to safety from the worst shooting massacre in memberry, at least 85 murdered. >> just like going around killing people like it was no deal. >> he just was like shooting everyone. he wasn't thinking. but it feels like a nightmare. >> reporter: the suspect hunted victims, aged from 12 to 19, shooting them for 90
we're going live to oslo and nbc's martin fletcher. a 1500-page manifesto that has emerged. what's the latest coming from the police? >> reporter: well, the police, alex, had an operation in eastern oslo this morning where they detained a few people and searched an apartment, the suspicion there were more accomplices with the killer. they -- it turned out they were all released, no connection, no explosives. this morning the king and queen of norway and government leaders attended a...
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. >> martin fletcher is live in london. martin, extraordinary. spell binding. those of us who love question time anyway we're in overdrive today. what is the net effect of this now for david cameron politically? >> well, there's been speculation about whether he could survive this. that speculation is probably misplaced. there's no real danger to himself or his government and there's no suggestion that he's been involved in any crime, not yet, anyway. there's a real passionate response to the question who he too close to the executives of news international. in particular the question about the quote you just played about whether he was wrong to hire as his head of communications andy coulson who was a former editor of "the news of the world" at a time when it was suspected he was involved with the phone hacking. cameron rejected all advice and insisted on hiring him. he then resigned and lab arrested. come ran's very much under attack for his poor judgment at this time. >> it's all been so interesting and certainly not going to end here. thank you so much, mar
. >> martin fletcher is live in london. martin, extraordinary. spell binding. those of us who love question time anyway we're in overdrive today. what is the net effect of this now for david cameron politically? >> well, there's been speculation about whether he could survive this. that speculation is probably misplaced. there's no real danger to himself or his government and there's no suggestion that he's been involved in any crime, not yet, anyway. there's a real passionate...
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martin fletcher is live in oslo. good sunday morning to you. why did it take so long for police to get there, because in this world of cell phones you know people were calling in to 911. >> reporter: absolutely, alex, and that's what they're asking here in norway now. kids on the island phoned immediately the shooting began but it took 90 minutes for police to arrive. first of all they said they couldn't get a helicopter from the capital, oslo, it took them 20 minutes to get to the -- to get to the land closest to the island, and then guess what? they couldn't get a boat. so the police a keystone cops thing going on. took a long time to get to the island. when they did get to the island and called on the shooter to surrender, he did without a fight. the question is why it took 0 so long. this morning the king and queen attended a memorial service for the 93 victims. the man who did it said he wanted to change norwegian society. norway's in mourning, trying to understand. photos the of the youth camp taken before the shooting. a paradise island
martin fletcher is live in oslo. good sunday morning to you. why did it take so long for police to get there, because in this world of cell phones you know people were calling in to 911. >> reporter: absolutely, alex, and that's what they're asking here in norway now. kids on the island phoned immediately the shooting began but it took 90 minutes for police to arrive. first of all they said they couldn't get a helicopter from the capital, oslo, it took them 20 minutes to get to the -- to...
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martin fletcher joins me on the phone from oslo. martin, let's talk about what police are revealing about the suspect. what do they know? >> reporter: well, alex, he's 32 years old, and he's a norwegian. interestingly on his facebook page he updated his facebook page just a week ago, and on that he called himself a conservative and he called himself a christian and he said his favorite hobby was hunting. so this paints a picture of a man who seems to be -- well, how can you describe such a person? radical of some kind. the police are saying it looks like it was the same man who set off the bomb in downtown oslo. it appears he then got in a car, drove an hour or so to the island, which is about 30 miles away from norway's capital, and then carried out the shooting attack. that's what the police suspect, and that's what they've been saying so far, alex. >> martin, i'm curious about what we are hearing with regard to a second suspect. i just was speaking with evan coleman, a terrorist analyst, who said he believes if there's a second s
martin fletcher joins me on the phone from oslo. martin, let's talk about what police are revealing about the suspect. what do they know? >> reporter: well, alex, he's 32 years old, and he's a norwegian. interestingly on his facebook page he updated his facebook page just a week ago, and on that he called himself a conservative and he called himself a christian and he said his favorite hobby was hunting. so this paints a picture of a man who seems to be -- well, how can you describe such...
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nbc's martin fletcher is in norway this morning. what's going on there? >> reporter: hi, natalie. there was a big explosion in the center of oslo in an area of many government buildings. one eyewitness said there was smoke, chaos, many injured, apparently. we don't know about any deaths yet. no one knows what's going on. the eyewitness said he was afraid of more bombs, but there was a huge explosion. it is a national holiday in oslo today, so there were as many people in the city center as there could have been, natalie. >> thank you, martin fletcher reporting from london. >>> with just 11 days to go until the default deadline, president obama says he's still hoping to do, quote, something big and meaningful to reduce the federal deficit. officials say the president is making progress in his latest talks with house speaker john boehner. >>> james murdoch could be called to clarify his testimony before british lawmakers. a former legal adviser and editor is contradicting the news corp.'s executive's son saying he was well aware of hacking at "news of the world." this as the u.s. ju
nbc's martin fletcher is in norway this morning. what's going on there? >> reporter: hi, natalie. there was a big explosion in the center of oslo in an area of many government buildings. one eyewitness said there was smoke, chaos, many injured, apparently. we don't know about any deaths yet. no one knows what's going on. the eyewitness said he was afraid of more bombs, but there was a huge explosion. it is a national holiday in oslo today, so there were as many people in the city center...
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we have martin fletcher back. this is a speech where david fletcher is setting the scene -- we have it back? let's go back. >> the key questions raised about my role and that of my staff. so first, first, the judicial inquiry and the panel of experts who will assist it. those experts will be the civil liberties campaigner and director of liberty. the former chief constable, the former chairman, the long-serving political editor of channel 4 news, goodman and the political editor of the daily telegraph and the press association, george jones and the former chairman of the financial times. these people have been chosen not only for their expertise in the media, broadcasting, regulation and policing but their complete independence from the interested party. this is bigger. i also said last week that the inquiry will proceed in two parts and i set out a draft term of reference. we consulted with the lord justice, the opposition, chairs of relevant committees and the administrations. i also talked to the family of the
we have martin fletcher back. this is a speech where david fletcher is setting the scene -- we have it back? let's go back. >> the key questions raised about my role and that of my staff. so first, first, the judicial inquiry and the panel of experts who will assist it. those experts will be the civil liberties campaigner and director of liberty. the former chief constable, the former chairman, the long-serving political editor of channel 4 news, goodman and the political editor of the...
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nbc's martin fletcher is ins a lo with more. good morning, martin. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. it's taken five days to begin releasing the names of the victi victims. so much confusion here. announced from 93 to 76, some relief, and all the while norway has been gripped by shock and confusion. here they say it flowers. oslo cathedral has been the focus of norway's grief. only now five days after the bombing and the massacre are they putting faces to the anguish. names of the victims are being released, mostly politically engaged teenagers. they say here the best of a generation. dead, a dancer, 20-year-old who made it on to norway's "got talent." 19-year-old halle, a student politician. this boy's family called him a big bear, killed trying to save his friends. some of the victims were immigrants or children of immigrants, whom people hated so much by the killer, 32-year-old anders breivik. he used special bullets to explode inside the body. a doctor here said he had never seen such internal destruction. survivors may be
nbc's martin fletcher is ins a lo with more. good morning, martin. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. it's taken five days to begin releasing the names of the victi victims. so much confusion here. announced from 93 to 76, some relief, and all the while norway has been gripped by shock and confusion. here they say it flowers. oslo cathedral has been the focus of norway's grief. only now five days after the bombing and the massacre are they putting faces to the anguish. names of the...
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martin fletcher is in oslo with more. martin, good morning. >> reporter: police keep adding more fascinating details. two minutes after they finally made it to the island they found anders breivik in a forest clearing with his hands up, guns on the ground with ammunition. at first police were afraid to approach him. they were afraid that he was carrying a bomb, but he warrant. t the killer wanted to liver. >> >> he stalked the teenagers like a shooting gallery on an island near oslo. >> really helpless. >> 360 miles to the north, a mother said she experienced the worst hour of her life. 5:42 the afternoon. ann got the text message from hell. >> tell the police there's a maniac going around here and he's shooting. 16-year-old daughter jewel i was hiding among the rocks while the killer hunted the teenagers and shot them one by one. >> she says we're scared to death here. >> another text. >> she said i love you even though i quarrel with you sometimes, then i really almost broke down because that was so, so moving, so touch
martin fletcher is in oslo with more. martin, good morning. >> reporter: police keep adding more fascinating details. two minutes after they finally made it to the island they found anders breivik in a forest clearing with his hands up, guns on the ground with ammunition. at first police were afraid to approach him. they were afraid that he was carrying a bomb, but he warrant. t the killer wanted to liver. >> >> he stalked the teenagers like a shooting gallery on an island...
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nbc's martin fletcher is in oslo this morning. martin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. anders breivik is in court right now being arraigned on charges of terrorism. meanwhile here at oslo cathedral, this has become the center of mourning. this drama is just what the confessed killer wants, to focus attention on his call for a christian war to defend europe against muslim domination. at noon local time today all of norway paused for a minute's silence in memory of the victims who died for one man's obsession. and at sunday's memorial in the oslo cathedral, king harold and queen sonya cried with their people. a nation shocked, listening with horror to the survivors of the massacre. >> he looked like a police officer. he had all the clothes and the gun and everything. >> the shooting was like fireworks or something. it sounded like fireworks. >> reporter: as breivik's lawyer said breivik planned the attack for months, but why? rarely has an alleged mass can kill ears motives been so clearly laid out. only two hours before allegedly setting off the massive bomb that killed
nbc's martin fletcher is in oslo this morning. martin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. anders breivik is in court right now being arraigned on charges of terrorism. meanwhile here at oslo cathedral, this has become the center of mourning. this drama is just what the confessed killer wants, to focus attention on his call for a christian war to defend europe against muslim domination. at noon local time today all of norway paused for a minute's silence in memory of the victims who...
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martin fletcher is in oslo, norway. good morning to you. >> norway is in mourning. people in disbelief that one of their own could have carried out the massacre. more details are emerging about the man who says he did it. >> reporter: the self-admitted killer warned norway in court there are two more terror cells. police said they don't believe him. at first he said he did it alone, but they're investigating as more chilling details emerged from survivors. >> no emotion. so close, so calm. could clearly see he was trained for this. >> more details about breivik too. photos show him partying with girls, a school boy, and on the internet as a hunter. his father spoke saying breivik's parents divorced when he was 1 or 2. father and son haven't been in touch for 16 years. no human being can do such a thing. my son, he said, should kill himself. the proun prince's step brother was killed, an off duty policeman pushed his 10-year-old son to safety before he was shot dead. after investigating possible more terrorists, there's concern about the performance of the police. af
martin fletcher is in oslo, norway. good morning to you. >> norway is in mourning. people in disbelief that one of their own could have carried out the massacre. more details are emerging about the man who says he did it. >> reporter: the self-admitted killer warned norway in court there are two more terror cells. police said they don't believe him. at first he said he did it alone, but they're investigating as more chilling details emerged from survivors. >> no emotion. so...